PROVO -- Two Cougars were honored this week by the American Volleyball Coaches Association for their outstanding play during the 2007 season as senior outside hitter Chelsea Goodman was named to the All-America Third Team and junior middle blocker Rachel Dyer received All-America honorable mention. Goodman is the first Cougar named to an All-America Team since Nina Puikkonen earned first-team honors in 2000.

"These two players had outstanding seasons for us," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "What they did for our program makes these awards very fitting."

The two BYU players helped the Cougars achieve a 24-8 overall record this season, including their 24th NCAA appearance in the 27 years of the event and their first Regional Finals appearance since 1998.

A first-team AVCA West All-Region honoree, Goodman, from Mesa, Ariz., set the Mountain West Conference career double-double record this year with 57, including an MWC-leading 23 in her senior campaign. The three-time all-league selection ranked among the conference's top 10 in kills, aces, points and digs this year and was honored as the MWC Player of the Week once. She recorded 20 or more kills in seven matches and posted a triple-double at Utah with 21 kills, 11 digs and 12 blocks to help the Cougars earn their first win in Salt Lake City since 2001. Goodman finished her Cougar career ranked among the top seven all-time in BYU history in career kills, digs and kills per game. She also received West All-Region honors last year while earning All-America Honorable Mention.

"Chelsea Goodman has been the heart of our team," said Watson. "I'm very proud of her for what she has accomplished and for what she means to BYU women's volleyball."

"It's an exciting accomplishment to end my career with this award, especially knowing that I improved each year of my career," said Goodman. "It's really a credit to my team; all 18 of our girls deserve All-America awards. We really put ourselves in a position to be recognized on a national level."

Dyer earned her first All-America and All-Region awards this season after receiving honorable mention all-region last year. The two-time All-MWC honoree led the league and ranked 10th in the nation in hitting percentage while ranking fourth in the MWC in blocks. She posted double-digit kills in 24 of 32 matches and hit .500 or above 12 times. The Encinitas, Calif., native tallied four double-doubles while leading BYU in blocks 17 times, hitting 13 times and kills five times. Her overall season hitting percentage of .411 ranks fourth all-time in Cougar history.

"Rachel Dyer has done great things in her Cougar career," said Watson. "I know that she's not done and will continue to guide this program and build upon the foundation she helped establish this season."